Orissa High Court
WP(C)/926/2026 of KOUSHALYA GOUD Vs STATE OF ODISHA on 7 July 2026
of 3 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK W.P.(C) No. 926 OF 2026 Koushalya Goud and others …. Petitioners Mr. Gopal Chandra Das, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha and others …. Opp. Parties Mr. Swayambhu Mishra, Additional Standing Counsel CORAM: JUSTICE K.R. MOHAPATRA JUSTICE
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
W.P.(C) No. 926 OF 2026
Koushalya Goud and others
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Petitioners
Mr. Gopal Chandra Das, Advocate
-versus-
State of Odisha and others
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Opp. Parties
Mr. Swayambhu Mishra,
Additional Standing Counsel
CORAM:
JUSTICE K.R. MOHAPATRA
JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR MISHRA
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ORDER
Order No. 07.07.2026
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1. This matter is taken up through hybrid mode.
2. The Petitioners in this writ petition pray for a direction to sanction and disburse the compensation amount in their favour pursuant to the judgment dated 19th May, 2025 (Annexure-1) passed by the Presiding Officer, LAR & R Authority, Berhampur in LAR & R Case No.153 of 2023.
3. In course of hearing, Mr. Mishra, learned Additional Standing Counsel drew attention of this Court to the judgment passed in LAR & R Case No.153 of 2023. The said reference was disposed of with a direction to the Collector, Kalahandi to act in terms of the criteria under Section 26(1) (a) & (b) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (for brevity ‘the Act’) and to re-determine the market value of the land by taking the highest transaction into consideration and to pay the differential amount, if any, to the Petitioner.
3.1 It is further submitted by Mr. Mishra, learned Additional Standing Counsel that pursuant to the said direction, the Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation Officer, Ret Irrigation Project, Kusumkhunti, Kalahandi, re-determined the compensation in terms of Section 69(1) of the Act and vide his Letter No.132/RIP dated 1st July, 2026 communicated to the office of learned Advocate General that, upon such re-determination of the value of the acquired land, no differential amount was payable to the Petitioner in the matter. As such, the direction issued in LAR & R Case No.153 of 2023, has been complied with accordingly. A copy of the said written instruction is taken on record.
4. Mr. Das, learned counsel for the Petitioners, however, submits that no communication has yet been made by the Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation Officer, Ret Irrigation Project, Kusumkhunti, Kalahandi in that regard.
5. Mr. Chinmaya Kumar Nayak, the Special Land Acquisition & Rehabilitation and Resettlement Officer, Ret Irrigation Project, Kusumkhunti, Kalahandi-Opposite Party No.3, who is present in Court, undertakes to communicate this order to the Petitioner within seven days hence.
5.1. Personal appearance of Mr. Chinmaya Kumar Nayak, the Special Land Acquisition & Rehabilitation and Resettlement Officer, Ret Irrigation Project, Kusumkhunti, Kalahandi-Opposite Party No.3 is dispensed with.
6. In view of such submission, Mr. Das, learned counsel for the Petitioner prays for withdrawal of the writ petition to work out the remedy in accordance with law, if the Petitioners feel aggrieved by the order passed by the Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation Officer, Ret Irrigation Project, Kusumkhunti, Kalahandi.
7. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of as withdrawn with a direction to the Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation Officer, Ret Irrigation Project, Kusumkhunti, Kalahandi to communicate the decision taken by him pursuant to the judgment dated 19th May, 2025 under Annexure-1 forthwith.
Urgent certified copy of this order be granted on proper application.
(K.R. Mohapatra)
Judge
(S.K. Mishra) ms
Judge